Last minute session briefing

Statements by the President

Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

Composition of political groups

Composition of Parliament

Follow-up to a request for the defence of immunity

Composition of committees and delegations

Calendar of part-sessions of the Parliament - 2025

Signing of acts adopted in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (Rule 79)

Order of business

Resumption of the sitting

Horizontal cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 (debate)

Substantiation and communication of explicit environmental claims (Green Claims Directive) (debate)

Energy performance of buildings (recast) (debate)

Definition of criminal offences and penalties for the violation of Union restrictive measures (debate)

Liability for defective products (short presentation)

Amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 as regards the digital labelling of EU fertilising products (short presentation)

European Maritime Safety Agency and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 (short presentation)

Amending the Directive on alternative dispute resolution for consumer disputes (short presentation)

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Agenda of the next sitting

Approval of the minutes of the sitting

Closure of the sitting

Plenary session

Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

ECON

Committee on Culture and Education

CULT

Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

ENVI

Joint committee on Foreign Affairs and committee on Budgets

AFET

BUDG

Joint committee on Culture and Education and ommittee on Budgets

Committee on Legal Affairs

JURI

Opening of the session

Opening of the sitting

Negotiations ahead of Parliament’s first reading (Rule 71)

Council and Commission statements - Preparation of the European Council meeting of 21 and 22 March 2024 (debate)

Council decision inviting Member States to ratify the Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190) of the International Labour Organization (debate)

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Voting time

European Media Freedom Act (debate)

Verification of credentials

Artificial Intelligence Act (debate)

Question Time (Commission) - Preparedness of EU governments to combat foreign interference, including from Russia

EU climate risk assessment, taking urgent action to improve security and resilience in Europe (debate)

A single application procedure for a single permit for third-country nationals to reside and work in the territory of a Member State and on a common set of rights for third-country workers legally residing in a Member State (recast) (debate)

State of play of the corporate sustainability due diligence directive (debate)

The adoption of the Special Measure in favour of Tunisia for 2023 (debate)

Need to impose sanctions on the import of Russian and Belarusian food and agricultural products to the EU and to ensure stability of EU agricultural production (debate)

European cross-border associations (debate)

Compulsory licensing for crisis management and amending Regulation (EC) 816/2006 (debate)

Explanations of vote

Briefing Renew Europe by Valérie HAYER, President

Briefing Greens/EFA by Philippe LAMBERTS and Terry REINTKE, Co-Presidents

Briefing The Left by Manon AUBRY and Martin SCHIRDEWAN, Co-Presidents

Briefing S&D by Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, President

Media seminar – Safeguarding Democracy: the role of the media / European Elections 2024

Press conference by Andrus ANSIP and Cyrus ENGERER, co-rapporteurs on Green Claims Directive

Press conference by Ciarán CUFFE, rapporteur on the energy performance of buildings directive

Press conference by Sophie IN 'T VELD, rapporteur, on criminalising the violations of EU sanctions

Welcome

Need to address the urgent concerns surrounding Ukrainian children forcibly deported to Russia (debate)

Creation of a European initiative for an annual designation of European capitals for children (debate)

This is Europe - Debate with the Prime Minister of Finland, Petteri Orpo (debate)

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Guidelines for the 2025 Budget - Section III (debate)

Type-approval of motor vehicles and engines with respect to their emissions and battery durability (Euro 7) (debate)

Financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (recast) (debate)

Cohesion policy 2014-2020 – implementation and outcomes in the Member States (debate)

The immediate risk of mass starvation in Gaza and the attacks on humanitarian aid deliveries

The repressive environment in Afghanistan, including public executions and violence against women

The case of Rocío San Miguel and General Hernández Da Costa, among other political prisoners in Venezuela

Rising anti-LGBTIQ rhetoric and violence: recent attacks in Thessaloniki (debate)

The time the European Commission takes to deal with requests for public access to documents (debate)

Press point by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Petteri ORPO, Finnish Prime Minister

Press conference by Sabine VERHEYEN, rapporteur on European Media Freedom Act

Press conference by Brando BENIFEI and Dragos TUDORACHE, co-rapporteurs on Ai Act plenary vote

21st EU-Montenegro SAPC meeting

Press conference by Marion WALSMANN, rapporteur for safety of toys

Delegation for relations with Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo

Delegation for relations with the countries of the Andean Community

Inclusion of the right to abortion in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (debate)

Promised revision of the EU animal welfare legislation and the animal welfare-related European citizens’ initiatives (debate)

Return of Romanian national treasure illegally appropriated by Russia (debate)

Deterioration of living conditions in the EU (debate)

Request for waiver of immunity

Voting time (continuation)

Proposal for a Union act: see Minutes

Healthy lifestyle and active ageing in the EU (debate)

Approval of the minutes of the sitting and forwarding of texts adopted

Dates of forthcoming sittings

Panel for the Future of Science and Technology

Joint committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality and committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

FEMM

LIBE

Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

Delegation to the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Association Committee

Euroscola

Official visit to Stockholm (Sweden) - Joint Press Point with Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Ulf KRISTERSSON, Swedish Prime Minister

Streaming-agenda

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